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Amsterdam Hostel Uptown

Amsterdam · Netherlands

Amsterdam Hostel Uptown

Punk Score
13% GODAWFUL
High confidence 1,911 reviews
≈158 possibly bought
Seriously don't stay here please
Sus reviews
≈158 possibly bought
Suspicious-review evidence ≈158 possibly bought

≈158 possibly bought · 462 top-rated reviews scanned

Explain how it works

We compare every 5★ review's word count against the global distribution. Hostels where unusually many top-rated reviews are suspiciously short — way under the typical length — start to look like the staff (or a boost-my-listing service) is padding the score with throwaway praise.

The detector flags reviews that are both top-rated and below a length threshold, then estimates how many of them statistically shouldn't exist. For this hostel we scanned 462 top-rated reviews and 1% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 15.55. A z-score measures how far this hostel's distribution of 5★ review lengths sits from the global average, in standard deviations. 0 = perfectly typical. 1–2 = slightly unusual but within normal noise. 3–5 = strongly anomalous. Anything 10+ means the pattern is so far from the global norm that it's effectively impossible to get there organically.

This is a heuristic, not a verdict — it surfaces hostels worth a second look, not proof of fraud. Read the actual reviews below and judge for yourself.

  1. Confirmed paid 90 words 20%
    Signal trace
    • Reward tied to a review review for keeping the bags (3€), so they BUY

    In few words it an horrible hostel, if possible avoid this option. rooms are very tiny, there is no room for clothing or whatsoever, bathroom with no soap or shampoo.There is no common space besides reception so impossible to take breakfast or snacks in a comfortable space.The worst part was the staff, at the beginning very kind but when you finish they ask you to do a good review for keeping the bags (3€), so they BUY THE GOOD REVIEWS. When we rejected to do that, they were very rude

    Colombia MALE 25-30
  2. Suspiciously short 42 words 80%
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    • Pressure to leave a review asked us to leave a good review

    Very kind manager gave us coffee and muffins and asked us to leave a good review on our last day. So here I am. The hostel is alright, very hot in the summer. If you’re tall the beds will be too small.

    USA MALE 18-24
  3. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Nice

    France
  4. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Perfect

    Netherlands
  5. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Service

    Belgium
  6. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Lokalizacja

    Poland
  7. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Fantastic

    United Kingdom
  8. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Great!!!!

    Netherlands MALE 31-40
  9. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Confortavel

  10. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nıce hostel

    Turkey
  11. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Good hostel

    Hungary
  12. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Excellent service

  13. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice hostel

  14. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice hostel

    USA MALE 25-30
  15. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    gratis koffie

  16. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice hostel

    Germany
  17. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    gratis koffie

    Netherlands
  18. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%
    Translated to English

    Be careful with it.

    Peru MALE 25-30
  19. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice hostel

    Serbia MALE 25-30
  20. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Amazing location.

    Turkey MALE 18-24
  21. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice hostel

    India MALE 18-24
  22. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice location

    India MALE 31-40
  23. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Just Perfect

    Netherlands
  24. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice hostel

    Netherlands
  25. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice hostel

    India MALE 18-24

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